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  • #1

    D-Day

    Ran across this great little piece today and thought I'd share.

    http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...m-lacey?page=1
    "Remember to double tap"
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    Good article, thanks

    I was in the 101st on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. We had Gen Kinnard, who was 101st's chief of staff during WW II, come and speak to all the officers in the Division that night as well as a division pass in review that day. In addition to speaking to what made a good leader Gen Kinnard told some of his experiences on D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the div HQ when Gen McAuliffe gave his famous "Nuts" reply to the German surrender demand and he told us the story behind it.

    As a side note, the division was also hosting a company of British Paras that summer and their dress uniforms made all us Americans look positively dowdy

    The other two yrs I was with them, they didn't do anything special for D-Day
    Last edited by happyone; 06-06-2011, 12:32 PM.

    I may be small, but I'm slow.

    A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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    • #3
      Originally posted by happyone View Post
      Good article, thanks

      I was in the 101st on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. We had Gen Kinnard, who was 101st's chief of staff during WW II, come and speak to all the officers in the Division that night as well as a division pass in review that day. In addition to speaking to what made a good leader Gen Kinnard told some of his experiences on D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the div HQ when Gen McAuliffe gave his famous "Nuts" reply to the German surrender demand and he told us the story behind it.

      As a side note, the division was also hosting a company of British Paras that summer and their dress uniforms made all us Americans look positively dowdy

      The other two yrs I was with them, they didn't do anything special for D-Day
      I request that you share with us the story behind it.
      "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


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      • #4
        Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View Post
        I request that you share with us the story behind it.
        When the messagener carrying the surrender demand was brought into the DHQ and McAufille saw the message, his first words were "Ah, Nuts, how am I supposed to answer this."

        The Division staff kicked around several answers - everything from "Go to Hell" to a simple no. One of the staff officers piped up with "Why don't you just say what you said when you read it, Nuts" Everybody thought it would be a good idea. McAufille grabbed a pencil and wrote out the answer and sent the German officer back and the battle kept on going

        I may be small, but I'm slow.

        A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by happyone View Post
          When the messagener carrying the surrender demand was brought into the DHQ and McAufille saw the message, his first words were "Ah, Nuts, how am I supposed to answer this."

          The Division staff kicked around several answers - everything from "Go to Hell" to a simple no. One of the staff officers piped up with "Why don't you just say what you said when you read it, Nuts" Everybody thought it would be a good idea. McAufille grabbed a pencil and wrote out the answer and sent the German officer back and the battle kept on going
          Excellent. Though "Go to hell" would have been awesome.
          "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


          "I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader

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          • #6
            This is not a fun read, but I think we all need to know this stuff and remember it.

            First Wave at Omaha Beach

            http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ha-beach/3365/
            “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
            ― W.H. Auden

            "God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
            -- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons

            "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
            --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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            • #7
              While I am at it, here's another classic:

              Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day June 6, 1984
              “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
              ― W.H. Auden

              "God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
              -- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons

              "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
              --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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              • #8
                Originally posted by LA Ute View Post
                This is not a fun read, but I think we all need to know this stuff and remember it.

                First Wave at Omaha Beach

                http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ha-beach/3365/
                Thanks, I'll read this today.

                Just over one year ago I was standing on Omaha Beach. It was actually Memorial Day. That was probably the most sobering moment I've ever had in my life. MJ and I had watched Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan just before heading over to France. I could literally picture the battle while I stood on that beach. Then I went up on the cliffs and could then see it from the perspective of the Germans. Afterwards we went to the American cemetery and saw the graves/memorials. Truly sobering.
                "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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